The Psychedelic Furs : Mr Jones
In October of 1980 The Psychedelic Furs released "Mr Jones" b/w "Susan's Strange". It's a muted version compared to the one that would appear on Talk Talk Talk, possibly because it is produced by Ian Taylor instead of the band's usual producer, Steve Lillywhte. Thanks to Bob Dylan's "Ballad Of a Thin Man", Mr Jones had become a shorthand to the type of self-important movers snd shakers rebellious rockers hate. Richard Butler would later say the song is actually about pop culture's version of romance.
"It's basically saying that advertising and radio and pop songs sell you an idea of what love is and what it should be like, and it's largely idealized and very difficult to realize in the real world. It was a criticism of that really. Movie stars and ads define romance, don't they?"
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